Finished OFI quickly and Olympiacos is waiting for Maccabi for a fiesta! The “red and white” comfortably prevailed in Rentis 3-0 set of Cretans for its 17th matchday Volleyball Leaguethey also mathematically secured the top spot in the regular season of the championship and are waiting for their people at SEF on March 15 to “seal” the Challenge Cup.
His team was imposing throughout the match Alberto Giuliani which left no room for reaction to the guests to react. In the 16-1 Piraeus with 46 points, OFI remained penultimate with a record 3-14 and 9 points.
The match:
The start of Olympiakos in the match was explosive, with Stern and Hidalgo not maintaining forces and disrupting the OFI block. The gap slipped away quickly with the hosts recovering from the initial ‘shock’ of doing so 16-9. The visitors managed to reduce the score to five (18-13), but Koumentakis and Pagenk finished the case by reaching the 25-18 for 1-0.
Its variation was similar second set with Olympiakos taking advantage of OFI’s weakness in reception and quickly reaching +7 (16-9). OFI continued to put on a poor show, with Giumaka fighting virtually on his own, but the quality of the home side was enough to secure the second set with 25-17.
With the score at 2-0 and the mind on the second final against Maccabi, Olympiacos was not in the mood to risk the third set, slowing down. Stern and Pagenk brought out their quality, the moment o Hidalgo “embroidered” from the service line with the difference jumping back to +7. OFI had nothing more to claim from the match and Olympiacos reached a comfortable victory with 3-0.
The sets: 25-18, 25-17, 25-20
Olympian (Alberto Giuliani): Pagenk 13 (9/10 ref., 4 aces), Stern 10 (8/15 ref., 2 blocks), Koumendakis 4 (4/8 ref., 33% sub. – 33% excellent), Travitsa 1 (1 ace ), Linardos 4 (2/6 ref., 2 blocks), Hidalgo 12 (9/17 ref., 3 aces, 47% sub. – 47% excellent) / Tziavras (l., 56% sub. – 39% excellent ), Komitoudis 1 (1/1 ff.), Hasbalas, Chandrinos 8 (6/15 ff., 2 aces, 50% sub. – 50% excellent), Zoupani 4 (3/4 ff., 1 ace)
OFI (Kostas Delikostas): Adami 2 (1/1 ref., 1 ace), Vaiopoulos 2 (2/4 ref.), Demirtsi 7 (7/20 ref., 32% sub. – 32% excellent), Blumbergs 6 (4/6 ref. , 2 blocks), Ambrao 10 (8/12 ff., 1 ace, 1 block, 28% sub. – 28% excellent), Tzioumakas 9 (8/22 ff., 1 ace) / Chadimas (l., 14% sub.), Arabopoulos (12% sub. – 12% excellent), Tsalikian
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